DC ZIP Code Profile
Population Public Assistance
Population by Race/Ethnicity Housing Conditions
Family Risk Factors Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Isolation Indicators Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Child Well-Being Indicators Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Income Conditions  
 
Sources and Notes
 
ZIP 20017

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Population        
Population, 1980 19,639 22,797 598 72,010
Population, 1990 16,608 21,675 458 61,625
Population, 2000 15,711 20,431 553 58,213
Population, 2005-09 16,127 21,015 383 60,729
Population, 2010 15,589 21,490 306 60,810
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -15 -4.9 -31 34
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -5.4 -5.7 -45 90
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 2.6 2.9 -43 52
% change population, 2000 to 2010 -0.8 5.2 -59 86
% children, 1980 19 22 0.5 40
% children, 1990 17 19 0.6 38
% children, 2000 21 20 0.0 37
% children, 2005-09 18 19 0.0 39
% children, 2010 17 17 0.2 37
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -23 -19 -87 52
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 13 -2.0 -100 296
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -10 -0.3 -99 523
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -20 -12 -66 521
% foreign born, 1980 4.1 6.4 1.2 38
% foreign born, 1990 4.8 9.7 0.9 60
% foreign born, 2000 5.5 13 1.1 43
% foreign born, 2005-09 9.5 13 2.0 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 69 53 12 69
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 65 50 1.6 65
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 82 65 3.3 98
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 84 61 4.0 98
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 77 55 3.1 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 74 51 3.7 97
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 15 27 0.7 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 10 28 0.6 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 11 32 0.6 82
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 17 35 0.8 86
% Hispanic, 1990 2.1 5.2 0.4 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.2 7.9 0.7 32
% Hispanic, 2005-09 7.7 8.5 1.4 31
% Hispanic, 2010 6.6 9.1 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.7 1.8 0.1 64
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.7 3.0 0.3 40
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 1.2 3.0 0.1 22
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 1.8 4.2 0.2 15
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 12 19 3.0 28
Poverty rate (%), 1990 9.2 17 4.0 52
Poverty rate (%), 2000 14 20 2.5 71
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 15 18 0.0 64
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 4.4 6.8 1.0 11
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 6.7 7.2 1.9 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 11 11 1.7 60
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 11 9.2 0.0 22
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 39 79
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 61 62 32 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 51 57 31 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 52 60 24 84
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 30 33 5.2 56
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 26 27 2.6 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 22 22 2.2 40
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 15 15 0.0 24
% female-headed families with children, 1990 42 54 0.0 77
% female-headed families with children, 2000 52 52 0.0 76
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 53 53 0.0 81
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 94 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 97 95 91 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 77 63 24 96
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 75 64 0.0 100
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 13 25 0.6 58
% children in poverty, 2000 19 32 0.9 60
% children in poverty, 2005-09 22 29 1.4 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 17 13 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 15 13 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 12 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 11 12 2.3 40
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 12 12 0.0 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 8.0 11 0.0 25
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 11 11 4.3 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 0.0 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 14 11 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 13 11 0.0 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 13 15 0.0 44
% births to teen mothers, 1999 16 15 0.0 23
% births to teen mothers, 2000 17 14 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2001 15 13 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2002 16 13 0.0 33
% births to teen mothers, 2003 12 11 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2004 12 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2005 12 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2006 14 12 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2007 9.9 12 0.0 20
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 78,331 77,355 46,496 172,526
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 92,809 93,288 35,505 230,656
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 81,421 102,342 40,019 261,840
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 89,829 115,016 34,590 273,717
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 18 21 -55 48
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 -12 9.7 -66 226
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 10 12 -20 102
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,065 2,875 6.0 14,899
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,059 2,726 17 14,301
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,076 2,791 14 14,699
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,266 3,032 13 15,453
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,459 3,215 8.0 16,425
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,536 3,288 8.0 17,169
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,561 3,243 5.0 17,694
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,584 3,193 7.0 17,332
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 1,668 3,325 13 17,859
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 2,039 3,844 9.0 20,677
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 2,351 4,366 12 23,014
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 864 2,103 0.0 12,438
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 735 1,830 0.0 10,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 653 1,663 0.0 9,769
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 650 1,655 0.0 9,742
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 669 1,681 0.0 9,711
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 644 1,691 0.0 9,863
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 676 1,748 0.0 10,314
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 761 1,716 6.0 10,233
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 767 1,593 0.0 9,630
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 689 1,513 6.0 9,222
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 720 1,511 0.0 9,274
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 759 1,612 0.0 10,092
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 829 1,659 6.0 10,129
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,574 9,041 139 25,720
Occupied housing units, 1990 6,403 8,916 15 23,746
Occupied housing units, 2000 6,187 8,869 30 25,054
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 6,198 8,954 47 24,554
Occupied housing units, 2010 6,388 9,525 0.0 27,582
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.0 6.0 1.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 8.4 8.0 3.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 16 6.2 0.0 16
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 8.5 5.9 0.0 17
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 63 35 1.4 67
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 64 39 0.9 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 65 41 3.2 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 63 45 1.8 88
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 128 111 0.0 424
Number of sales, 1996 138 122 0.0 457
Number of sales, 1997 139 141 0.0 528
Number of sales, 1998 173 190 0.0 769
Number of sales, 1999 141 181 0.0 759
Number of sales, 2000 161 149 0.0 615
Number of sales, 2001 111 150 0.0 620
Number of sales, 2002 129 151 0.0 617
Number of sales, 2003 144 149 0.0 605
Number of sales, 2004 170 169 0.0 720
Number of sales, 2005 139 157 0.0 725
Number of sales, 2006 121 129 0.0 529
Number of sales, 2007 118 109 0.0 415
Number of sales, 2008 76 78 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2009 70 76 0.0 274
Number of sales, 2010 81 88 0.0 367
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 168,000 207,000 114,000 515,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 173,000 189,000 113,000 507,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 160,000 189,000 107,000 557,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 165,000 203,000 104,000 601,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 165,000 219,000 104,000 705,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 171,000 276,000 108,000 696,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 185,000 295,000 123,000 888,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 221,000 335,000 133,000 908,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 273,000 353,000 152,000 978,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 325,000 459,000 173,000 1,127,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 391,000 499,000 223,000 1,211,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 428,000 504,000 270,000 1,160,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 415,000 409,000 282,000 1,043,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 372,000 464,000 268,000 1,018,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 353,000 428,000 219,000 1,027,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 364,000 444,000 220,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 7.9 4.9 4.2 11
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -1.4 -2.3 -2.6 0.7
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 3.1 3.8 -25 21
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 24 39 0.0 350
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 28 53 1.5 250
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 28 59 0.0 193
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 34 61 6.8 175
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 28 63 4.5 196
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 34 67 1.5 213
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 40 71 0.0 584
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 53 88 1.5 732
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 63 102 0.0 3,533
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 62 94 0.0 943
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 53,014 83,803 0.0 193,169
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 55,890 86,719 23,026 150,258
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 62,024 77,730 0.0 155,535
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 63,933 90,937 33,729 168,518
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 64,209 97,093 45,890 183,479
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 72,226 95,549 48,515 180,371
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 74,732 97,674 0.0 282,000
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 78,879 106,510 36,473 187,872
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 97,769 113,114 70,806 196,002
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 105,964 121,622 72,105 205,440
% subprime loans, 1997 7.4 3.9 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 1998 12 5.9 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 1999 12 4.5 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 2000 2.8 5.1 0.0 27
% subprime loans, 2001 1.9 3.1 0.0 9.3
% subprime loans, 2002 5.3 2.8 0.0 11
% subprime loans, 2003 12 3.6 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2004 8.6 5.3 0.0 13
% subprime loans, 2005 17 10 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2006 14 8.7 0.0 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 10 15 0.2 94
Violent crimes, 2001 11 15 0.0 74
Violent crimes, 2002 10 15 0.0 42
Violent crimes, 2003 10 16 0.3 33
Violent crimes, 2004 9.6 14 0.3 40
Violent crimes, 2005 14 14 0.0 77
Violent crimes, 2006 13 13 0.0 86
Violent crimes, 2007 12 14 0.0 39
Violent crimes, 2008 8.8 13 0.0 73
Violent crimes, 2009 8.9 13 0.0 48
Violent crimes, 2010 8.2 12 0.0 39
Property crimes, 2000 42 54 0.7 786
Property crimes, 2001 47 56 0.0 646
Property crimes, 2002 43 54 0.5 420
Property crimes, 2003 41 54 0.8 319
Property crimes, 2004 37 47 1.4 220
Property crimes, 2005 41 43 1.2 239
Property crimes, 2006 34 42 1.4 201
Property crimes, 2007 30 45 2.0 196
Property crimes, 2008 31 46 0.4 222
Property crimes, 2009 32 44 1.4 198
Property crimes, 2010 33 40 1.1 180

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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised September 7, 2011).
 
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